Word: communists
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...know what is funny? Pretending your pet lives in Communist Russia. Hilarious (unless you once lived in Communist Russia). You could take a picture of your cat eating cat food and pretend it was dinnertime at the gulag. Or if you have an unusually small kitten, you could joke about robbing it of its childhood and training it as an Olympic gymnast. But where would one find a website dedicated to such a strange, esoteric joke? If only one existed...
...China holds more U.S. debt than any other entity either private or sovereign. Whether the communist government is really worried about the value of the U.S. paper it holds or is just making a public insult about the flaws in American capitalism may never be known. What is known is that the financial markets have enough concern about Treasuries now to support a market for insuring U.S. debt in the event that the government cannot meet its obligations in the future. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...armed-rebel image for more mainstream political branding: Funes, 49, a former television journalist, is the first FMLN presidential candidate who was never a guerrilla commander. In El Salvador's last presidential election, in 2004, the FMLN led in early polls until it announced its candidate - the former communist and guerrilla chief Schafik Handal - and went on to be crushed by the ARENA incumbent. This time, the right-wing party managed to narrow Funes' early lead in the polls by painting him, often maliciously, as a puppet of the more radical Latin left led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez...
...biggest problem in regard to China is that the contradiction between their market economy and communist rule has grown immensely. In this situation there is a unique role that can be played by Japan, given the fact that Japan is similar to China in terms of culture and ethnicity and has a relationship that spans more than 1,000 years. Using this unique position, Japan should make every effort, together with the United States, to persuade and encourage China to move toward democratization...
...House of Representatives, one headline read, “Pert and Pretty Patsy Mink has a Lot of Serious Thoughts as She Approaches Her Role in Congress.” This patronizing fascination with the Hawaii native of Japanese descent soon gave way to the pejorative communist label “Patsy Pink,” as she voiced her fierce opposition to the Vietnam War, demanded gender equality, and pushed for increased government spending in education.Her story is little known because, Bassford says, “She wasn’t out to make a name. She wasn?...